Two-factor Authentication Options?

2004-07-15 Thread Henry B. Hotz
In the long run the Kerberos password is a problem because the human brain does not obey Moore's law. As I see it the solution is to use some form of two-factor authentication for the initial ticket exchange. So what options are there in that space? AFAIK none --- with the standard open

Re: Two-factor Authentication Options?

2004-07-15 Thread Ken Hornstein
So what options are there in that space? AFAIK none --- with the standard open source servers. There are patches available for MIT to support CRYPTOcard and SecureID. There are patches available for Heimdal to support X509 certificates (PKINIT). Just as a note: if you want to go down the

RE: Two-factor Authentication Options?

2004-07-15 Thread Tim Alsop
July 2004 19:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Two-factor Authentication Options? In the long run the Kerberos password is a problem because the human brain does not obey Moore's law. As I see it the solution is to use some form of two-factor authentication for the initial ticket exchange. So

Re: Two-factor Authentication Options?

2004-07-15 Thread Henry B. Hotz
Given all the issues I didn't want to get into, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned SecureID. Since I did mention it, it's good to have your caveat on the record. Just trying to make sure I really know what exists. On Jul 15, 2004, at 11:27 AM, Ken Hornstein wrote: So what options are there in

Re: Two-factor Authentication Options?

2004-07-15 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Henry B. Hotz) writes: In the long run the Kerberos password is a problem because the human brain does not obey Moore's law. As I see it the solution is to use some form of two-factor authentication for the initial ticket exchange. So what options are there in that space?